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butδὲto thoseαὐτοῖς τοῖςwho are called,κλητοῖςbothτεJewsἸουδαίοιςandκαὶGreeks,Ἕλλησινthe MessiahΧριστὸνisthe powerδύναμινof Godθεοῦandκαὶthe wisdomσοφίανof God.θεοῦ
1 Corinthians 1:24
Study it in the app“but to those who are called, both Jews and Greeks, the Messiah is the power of God and the wisdom of God.”
To some the cross is foolishness; to those being saved, it is the power of GodThe CrossThe message of the cross sounds like foolishness to some and is God's power to othersWisdom
With the Greek beneath
1 Corinthians 1:24, word by word
- who are calledκλητοῖςklētois
called
Called, invited; those whom God has called.
Where else “klētois” appears- JewsἸουδαίοιςIoudaiois
Jew
A person of the people of Israel, named after the tribe of Judah.
Where else “Ioudaiois” appears- GreeksἝλλησινHellēsin
Gentile
Someone who is not a Jew.
Where else “Hellēsin” appears- the MessiahΧριστὸνChriston
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christon” appears- the powerδύναμινdynamin
power
The strength to act, above all that of God and his Spirit.
Where else “dynamin” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the wisdomσοφίανsophian
wisdom
Wisdom.
Where else “sophian” appears
The context
23but we proclaim the Messiah crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to the nations foolishness,
24 · This verse (above)
25For the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men.